Mass Media

create hor spots, or utilize links to illustrate your points. Using a Web site such as www.world-newspapers.com, http://allafrica.com or www.africamediaonline.com, browse news coverage by various news media operating in African nations. As you read some news stories, ask yourself some questions about the newspaper/news service and about the nature of the stories: Does the medium appear to be operated by Africans? Is it privately owned, or owned by a government? Does the news story appear to have a Western bias or news slant? How does the reporting compare, in content and tone, with that of the American media with which you are familiar.